Centre for Legal Education

“Point less” CPD: capability, competence and reflection

Do changes to the SRA’s CPD system for solicitors and solicitors’ firms mean that you go on as before, or that you no longer have to do anything?
If not, what can firms and individuals do to make the transition as effective and painless as possible?

Better Law for a Better World booklaunch: 29th April 2021

The school was delighted to host the book launch for Dr Liz Curran’s innovative new publication Better Law for a Better World: New Approaches to Law Practice and Education (Routledge).  The text is designed for law students, legal educators and practitioners and covers both theoretical and highly practical ways in which legal practice and legal […]

Centre for Legal Education Conference 2017

We’ve just emerged from our highly successful third conference (and celebration of our fifth anniversary).  Many new friends and innovative ideas on technology and legal education, with tweets at #NLSCLEC17 and Paul and Pamela’s famous live blogging now available here.  Here is the delegate pack containing the abstracts and the full report can be found […]

CLE 2020 conference – COVID-19

As a result of the current emergency, NTU will be moving to online course delivery next week and colleagues are encouraged to work at home as far as possible.  It is with a heavy heart that we have decided to cancel the live CLE conference in June.  We cannot place at risk the wellbeing of […]

CLE Conference – collaborating in lockdown

Following our post in March, we thought long and hard, but finally came up with a way of allowing all those who had worked hard on the event to participate.  Using a series of Microsoft Teams events, spread across this week, we were able to hear from most of the people who had submitted abstracts, […]

CLE conference 2017 and fifth anniversary: programme now available

Nottingham Law School, Centre for Legal Education Conference 16-17 June 2017 LEGAL EDUCATION, LEGAL PRACTICE AND TECHNOLOGY Overview Building on the success of previous conferences on Values in Legal Education and Legal Education and Access to Justice, the Centre for Legal Education at Nottingham Law School is delighted to announce its third biennial conference and […]

CLE conference 2020: call for papers, panels and booking all now open!

Building on the success of previous conferences on Values in Legal Education, Legal Education and Access to Justice and Legal Education, Legal Practice and Technology the Centre for Legal Education at Nottingham Law School is delighted to announce its fourth international conference. We invite participants from the whole range of legal education, research and wellbeing […]

CLE Conference 2024: programme now available!

We have been delighted by the breadth and depth of papers submitted, all of which makes for an exhilarating programme.  You can see the programme here, and booking remains open until 10th June.  Be aware, though, that places for the in person day on 28th are limited, so first come, first served.    

CLE Sixth International conference: save the dates

We are delighted to announce that the call for papers for our sixth conference – Satisfying stakeholders in legal education: How to pack everything in (including the kitchen sink) – has now been released.  Your will find all details, including the submission form, on the conference page We anticipate that sub-themes for this year’s conference […]